Cultural Region/Midwest
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Murder in Little Egypt
$24.99 Add to cartNew York Times Bestseller: The “fascinating” true story of John Dale Cavaness, a much-admired Illinois doctor–and the cold-blooded killer of his own son (The Washington Post).
Fusing the narrative p- Author: O’Brien, Darcy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 354
- Publish Date: March 13 2018
- ISBN10: 1504008324
- Language: English
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Drury University
$37.99 Add to cartOn September 25, 1873, Dr. Nathan Jackson Morrison, the first president of Drury College, stood in the second-story window of an unfinished building and rang a borrowed boardinghouse dinner bell to an… [more below]
- Series: Campus History
- Author: Garvin, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: July 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1540257657
- Language: English
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Culture and Customs of the Sioux Indians
$19.95 Add to cart“[A] well-balanced history and overview of Dakota and Lakota Siouans.”—Choice
Although some aspects of Sioux history such as the Battle of the Little Big Horn and the Massacre at Wounded Knee are incl
- Author: Gagnon, Gregory O.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 01 2012
- ISBN10: 0803244541
- Language: English
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Black Detroit: A People’s History of Self-Determination
$17.99 Read moreNAACP 2017 Image Award Finalist
2018 Michigan Notable Books honoree
The author of Baldwin’s Harlem looks at the evolving culture, politics, economics, and spiritual life of Detroit–a blend of memoir, l
- Author: Boyd, Herb
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: June 05 2018
- ISBN10: 0062346636
- Language: English
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The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
$19.00 Add to cartThe #1 New York Times bestseller by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important chapter in the American story that’s “as resonant today as ever” (The Wall Street Journal… [more below]
- Author: McCullough, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 588
- Publish Date: May 13 2020
- ISBN10: 1432873806
- Language: English
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The Minnesota Book of Skills: Your Guide to Smoking Whitefish, Sauna Etiquette, Tick Extraction, and More
$17.95 Add to cartThis playful yet practical guide-outlining skills from building a campfire to identifying urban wildlife to carving a duck decoy-will fully prepare Minnesota natives and newcomers alike for life in th… [more below]
- Author: Niskanen, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1681340259
- Language: English
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Haunted Wausau: The Ghostly History of Big Bull Falls
$21.99 Add to cartWalk through the Gateway to the Northwoods into a place teeming with apparitions, electrical disturbances, physical manifestations and veiled forces. Glide among the praying whispers in the basement o… [more below]
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Blaschka, Shawn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 16 2011
- ISBN10: 1609491106
- Language: English
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Best Garden Plants for Ohio
$16.95 Add to cartA great new gardening book for Ohio This handy omnibus guide by Ohio’s Garden Sage Debra Knapke and veteran garden writer Alison Beck is packed with over 300 of the best plant varieties you’ll want f… [more below]
- Author: Knapke, Debra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 25 2006
- ISBN10: 1551054965
- Language: English
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Jacobson’s: I Miss It So!: The Story of a Michigan Fashion Institution
$31.99 Add to cartWinner of the Michigan Notable Book Award for 2012
Join department store historian Bruce Allen Kopytek in this return to the elegance of Jacobson’s, a beloved Michigan institution for well over 100 ye
- Author: Kopytek, Bruce Allen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: September 06 2011
- ISBN10: 1540206068
- Language: English
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Electric Indiana: The Rise and Fall of the World’s Greatest Interurban Railway Center, 1893-1941
$40.00 Read moreIn the early twentieth century, an epic battle was waged across America between the interurban railway and the automobile, two technologies that arose at roughly the same time in the late 1890s. Nowhe
- Series: Railroads Past and Present
- Author: Schwantes, Carlos Arnaldo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 340
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 025306712X
- Language: English
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Haunted Dearborn County, Indiana
$35.99 Add to cartStrange and unusual things lurk behind the calm fa軋de of Dearborn County.
Several legends surround Hillforest Mansion, the home of one of Aurora’s founding families. Many have seen the ghost of a fa
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Quigley, Mary Ellen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 114
- Publish Date: August 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1540258033
- Language: English
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The Gentleman from Ohio
$24.95 Add to cartLouis Stokes was a giant in Ohio politics and one of the most significant figures in the U.S. Congress in recent times. When he arrived in the House of Representatives as a freshman in 1969, there wer… [more below]
- Series: Trillium Books
- Author: Stokes, Louis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: September 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0814253679
- Language: English
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South Dakota Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff
$15.95 Add to cartThe definitive collection of South Dakota’s odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for South Dakota residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
- Series: South Dakota Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff
- Author: Hunhoff, Bernie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 15 2010
- ISBN10: 0762758686
- Language: English
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Prairyerth: A Deep Map
$24.99 Read moreNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. By the author of Blue Highways, PrairyErth is “a majestic survey of land and time and people in a single county of the Kansas plains” (Hungry Mind Review).
William Least Heat… [more below]
- Author: Heat Moon, William Least
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 634
- Publish Date: February 15 1999
- ISBN10: 039592569X
- Language: English
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True Tales: The Forgotten History of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
$29.95 Add to cartWhat Were Pioneer Days Really Like in the U.P.?
The combination of mining, maritime and lumbering history created a culture in the U.P. that is unique to the Midwest. Discover true stories of the rough
- Author: Classen, Mikel B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: March 19 2022
- ISBN10: 1615996362
- Language: English
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Magnificent Trees of Indiana
$34.99 Add to cartFeaturing more than two hundred gorgeous color photographs of Indiana’s champion trees and old-growth forest remnants, Magnificent Trees of Indiana is a celebration of the state’s natural beauty. Seve
- Author: Ritter, Carroll D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1612497411
- Language: English
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The Steger Homestead Kitchen: Simple Recipes for an Abundant Life
$27.95 Read morePersonal and simple, earthy and warm–recipes and stories from the Steger Wilderness Center in Minnesota’s north woods
The Steger Homestead Kitchen is an inspiring and down-to-earth collection of mea
- Author: Steger, Will
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1517909740
- Language: English
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Michigan Crosswords
$7.99 Read morePuzzle fans across America have asked for more, so here it is: the second edition of Michigan Crosswords. This edition includes all new puzzles and trivia, plus more state history and fun facts than b… [more below]
- Author: Ratermann, Dale
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1681571404
- Language: English
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MI Bad: Robbers, Cutthroats & Thieves in Michigan’s Past & Present
$16.95 Add to cartTrain robberies, stage-coach holdups, posses, breakouts and shoot-em-ups step out of the darker pages of Michigan’s past and spring to life in Tom Carr’s MI Bad: Robbers, Cutthroats and Thieves in Mic
- Series: Mitten Mayhem #2
- Author: Carr, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 15 2018
- ISBN10: 1943995834
- Language: English
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Historic Hoosier Gyms: Discovering Bygone Basketball Landmarks
$37.99 Add to cartKick snow from your shoes and step into the warmth of the old Hoosier high school basketball gym, where farmers in overalls line the court and students heckle referees from planks above the bleachers…. [more below]
- Author: Neddenriep, Kyle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: December 08 2010
- ISBN10: 1540224201
- Language: English
